Police ID man involved in accident on Route 23

By
Caroline Sweeney, The Mercury

Friday, June 21, 2013

SOUTH COVENTRY ó The man who firefighters rescued from his overturned car Thursday morning has been identified by police.

Pennsylvania State Police said Andrew Mihalcik, 84, of Royersford, suffered minor injuries after his 2013 Red Chevy Equinox left Route 23 around 10 a.m., and broke through a wooden fence before coming to a stop on the driverís side in the back parking lot of Reeds Recycling Antiques.

There was no damage done to the building.

State police said firefighters worked for less than 25 minutes to rescue Mihalcik. They had to cut the roof of the car off in order to get him out.

Police said that they are receiving conflicting stories about what caused the accident.

Mihalcik told police that a car pulled out in front of him on the north side of Route 23, but witnesses are saying a car pulling into the eastbound lane caused two cyclists to swerve into the westbound lanes and Mihalcik tried to avoid them.

The investigating officer said the accident is still under investigation but he did not believe the driverís age or a medical emergency played a part.